7813 Tisdale Dr, Austin, TX 78757

Great price in Crestview! This adorable home features 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms (rare in the area), a carport, new roof (May 2024), large trees on a corner lot and feeds to Brentwood Elementary. You'll especially appreciate the two primary bedrooms - use the newer one as your primary and the original for guests! Great location near restaurants, bars, and breweries on Burnet and N Lamar, as well as Q2 Stadium and The Domain. Easy access to major highways. The rear porch and backyard feel private and cozy and are a great spot to relax and unwind. Inside, you'll find polished concrete floors and walls tastefully done in a soft color palette. The windows let in abundant light and were installed in 2019. The newer primary bedroom also has a mini-split system (installed 2022) that can be run off a generator if those pesky power outages happen. With a small portable generator, the entire house can stay heated if natural gas is available. If all utilities are down, the primary bedroom can be heated and cooled on a 120V generator supply. The setup is wired for 240V 30A, so with a larger generator could run the main AC (installed 2021) as well. Other upgrades include a new back door and tankless water heater installed in 2019. Welcome home!

Crestview was Austin's post-war boom neighborhood - built in the early 1950s when GIs came home and needed houses fast. The result is one of the most cohesive mid-century neighborhoods in the city: 1,000-1,500 sqft ranch homes on 6,500-8,500 sqft lots, broad streets, and a layout that predates the cul-de-sac era.

The 78757 zip and the MetroRail station are what set Crestview apart from neighboring Brentwood and Allandale. The Crestview MetroRail stop runs to downtown in 12 minutes and to Leander in 30. Combined with the Lamar/Burnet bus corridor and the bike lanes on Justin Lane, you can live in Crestview without driving most days. That's rare for North Austin.

Original ranches start around $675K. Updated homes with kitchens, baths, and HVAC modernized run $950K-$1.3M. New builds and major renovations push $1.6M-$2.2M. The teardown rate has accelerated since 2020 but the neighborhood association has been active in protecting the streetscape.

Burnet Road is the food and shopping spine: Little Deli & Pizzeria, Texas French Bread, Phoebe's Diner, Yard Bar (with the dog park), and the long-standing Top Notch Hamburgers all sit within a mile. Lamar runs north to the Domain and south to downtown.

Schools serve Austin ISD: Brentwood Elementary, Lamar Middle, and McCallum High School with its Fine Arts Academy program. The Brentwood Park pool and tennis courts are shared with neighboring Brentwood. Wooldridge Square sits at the southern edge.

Best for buyers who want walkable urbanism, transit access, McCallum zoning, and an original 1950s house they can renovate or rebuild.